Apparatus for collecting insects.



No. 783,752. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. D. J. MARSTON. APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING INSECTS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. 1904.

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DUDLEY J. MARSTON, OF A ivlESl-lURY, MASSAGHUSETIYITS, ASSIGNOR ()1? ONE- ]Patented February 28, 1905.

HALF TO GEURGE H. BRIGGS, OF AMICSBURY, MASSACIIUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 783,752, dated February 28, .1905.

Application filed September 20, 1904- Serial No. 225,222.

l l have m vented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting insects; and .l. dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for collecting insects mechanically, and has for its object to produce an apparatus that will attract insects together and then draw and deposit them by means of a current of air into a receptacle in which they may be removed or extcrminated.

The device is more particularly designed to catch flying insects by night, said insects being attracted by the use of a light around which they congregate, then by the use of an induced current of air they are drawn through a tube anddepositcd into a suitable receptacle.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similarcharacters of reference indicate correspending parts in both views.

In the drawings, Figure .1 represents a practical embodiment of my invention, showing an electric light and means for drawing the insects from beneath the light, includinga pipe and a blower and a wire receptacle in which said insects are deposited. Fig. 2 shows a front view of the blower with an actuatingniotor attached thereto.

in the drawings at 1V is the ordinary electric-light pole supporting the currentsu1')plying Wires 2 2 on its upper end.

At 3 is the usual outwardly-extending arm supported from the upper end of said pole, from the outer end of which arm is suspended an electric lamp 4c- An incandescent light is shown in the drawings; but an are-light or any other light would answer my purpose equally well. Above the light is shown the ordinary reflector 5 for throwing the light downward. Below this lamp is located a con ductor-pipe 6, preferably having an enlarged or flaring mouth 7. This conductor may be suspended at its outer end from the outwardly-extending arm 3 by the pendant 8, if desired, and is preferably made of glass or other suitable transparent material, so as not to obstruct the rays of light. The conductor extends back to a blower 9, located on the pole l, and then continues on from the blower through the pipe to the receptacle 11 below. This receptacle is preferably constructed of Wire-netting; but it may be made of any suitable material and in any form which will allow the air to pass out and still retain the insects.

The blower may be located at any convenient place and driven in any convenient manner; butl have illustrated an electric motor connected to the blower, which motor receives its current from the lighting-wires above.

it is well known that large sums of money have been expended annually by the Government and others for the extermination of destructive insects, some of the most destructive of which are the gypsy and brown-tail moths, which l'ly before they reach their destructive age. 1 have therefore devised the plan and constructed the above-explained si1n ple device for attracting these insects together by the use of a light, and then by my apparatus, which is placed in close proximity to said light, the said insects are drawn by means of a draft of air through a blower and deposited into a receptacle in which they may be ren ioved or destroyed before they have reached their destructive age. It is found that the simplest and least expensive method is to use the ordinary street-lights as the means for attracting the insects and then place the drawing apparatus close to these ligl'its and on the same pole. By making the tubes of glass the light is unobstructed, thus allowing it to perform the double function of lighting the street and collecting the insects at the same time. The application of this device, however, is not conlined to street-lights, as the apparatus may be set up and operated in a mouth of said conductor in proximity to said light, a receptacle, a blower for producing a 5 draft of air for collecting and conducting insects from the light into said receptacle and means for actuating said blower.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of September, A. D. 20 1904.

DUDLEY J. MARSTON.

In presence of DELL W. DOLBIER, ROBERT C. CLARK. 

